73. I don't have to "like" Rand Paul to necessarily think he's on the right side of an issue

Broken clocks and all that aside, this claim that the executive branch is making that it can assassinate people based on whom it sees as a threat sets a very bad precedent whether you like and agree with the president on most issues - or not. Due process is something this country has cherished (or at least has claimed to). Our Constitutional protections should not be subject to partisan whims.

When it comes to foreign use of drones, I am not one to give a blanket opposition (and believe that even violating a nation's sovereignty is justifiable in rare cases with their use) but this idea that the government can kill US citizens (within US borders at that!) without as much as an indictment (let alone a trial) should scare the shit out of any American. And I'm sorry, I have no reason to trust Eric Holder on this anymore than John Ashcroft or Alberto Gonzales. Holder's priorities are clear. He's more intent to bust pot growers in CA than Wall Street criminals, because we know it's a hell of a lot easier (he's basically admitted it himself). It's also a hell of a lot easier to have a drone take out a "high value threat" than it is to build a case, acquire a warrant and apprehend the suspect (or kill them if it is in the line of fire). Tough shit. That's how the game should be played.

I'm severely disappointed that more Democrats aren't speaking out against this. This is a mockery. And Obama knows better. Even if I trust his judgment, this isn't about him. This is about executive power and the limits our Constitution places on it. Yes, I understand that Lincoln suspended Habeus Corpus, but our current situation doesn't reflect that in any way whatsoever. This so-called "War on Terror" is perpetual, as it is perpetrated against an ideology, not a nation state. There will be no terms of surrender, treaty or parade to signify its end. Therefore, being the neverending war it is, I suppose the solution is that we just capitulate and simply trust them.